Anybody else really feel like their complete social media feed has been obsessed with Elizabeth Holmes for years?
If that identify sounds acquainted to you, it isn’t as a result of she’s that woman out of your hometown who simply bought engaged. And no, she’s not one of many Bravo actuality stars who bought caught up in “Scandoval.” Somewhat, she based Theranos, the corporate as soon as seemingly valued at $10 billion that was about to revolutionize the well being care system…besides it by no means did as a result of it was all primarily based on false guarantees.
The epic rise and fall of Theranos and Holmes, 39, has all of the makings of a traditional Hollywood story: secret workplace romances, pretend voices, many lies, a lot of cash and, after all, a compelling anti-hero on the middle of all of it—one who reported to jail on Might 30 to start an 11.25-year sentence for mendacity to a few of the traders who pumped roughly $1 billion into her blood testing firm.
For the reason that scandal broke in October 2015, Hollywood positively took discover of Holmes’ story, which has gone on to obtain the popular culture model of an EGOT: It impressed a best-selling e book (Dangerous Blood), the HBO documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, successful podcast known as The Dropout, and, of most not too long ago, Hulu’s restricted collection primarily based on stated podcast that earned Amanda Seyfried an Emmy in 2022 for her portrayal of the controversial determine.
